# Dante — Poetry character guide

> Dante in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0056-vita-nuova

## Who they are

The Italian poet Dante Alighieri, referenced as a literary figure.

## In the story

### [Ravenna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/ravenna)

Dante's tomb in Ravenna is honored; the poet reflects on his exile and suffering, and his soul now walks beside Beatrice.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/iii)

The poet rests in Ravenna, his soul at peace beside Beatrice, his tomb adorned with laurels.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as a symbol of Italy's dream of unity and liberty, now realized.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as sleeping in Ravenna

### [Rosa Mystica](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/rosa-mystica)

Mentioned in 'Madonna Mia' as a parallel to the speaker's awe before a beloved figure, akin to Dante with Beatrice.

### [Madonna Mia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/madonna-mia)

The speaker compares his awe to Dante standing with Beatrice beneath the flaming Lion's breast, seeing the seventh Crystal and the Stair of Gold.

### [Amor Intellectualis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/amor-intellectualis)

Referenced as 'the Florentine' with a seven-fold vision.

### [At Verona](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/at-verona)

The speaker is Dante, lamenting his exile from Florence and the bitterness of living as a guest in Verona.

### [Flower of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/flower-of-love)

Mentioned as a figure whose path the speaker might have trod, seeing the heavens open like the Florentine.

## Links

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